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TABLE B6

Pension Receipt Status of Retired Private Sector Workers Ages 55 and Older
by industry, occupation, and collective bargaining status
Item Total Retirees1/
(in thousands)		 Percent Distribution
Total Pension Recipients Persons with No Pension Benefits
Total Annuity and Lump Sum Recipients Annuity Only Participants Lump Sum Only Recipients Persons Expecting to Receive Benefits

TOTAL                       
           17,405
       100
       43
7
27
8
2
                57

INDUSTRY
Mining 244 100 65 10 44 7 4 36
Construction 975 100 46 6 31 7 3 54
Manufacturing:
  Durable goods 3,527 100 62 10 41 8 2 38
  Nondurable goods 2,585 100 46 7 29 9 2 54
Transportation 821 100 53 8 39 5 2 47
Communications and public utilities 725 100 73 18 48 5 2 27
Trade:
  Wholesale 729 100 41 6 20 13 3 59
  Retail 3,172 100 30 4 13 11 1 70
Finance, insurance and real estate 777 100 29 8 13 7 1 71
Services 3,272 100 30 3 18 7 2 70
Other or don't know 578 100 20 2 15 3 0 81

OCCUPATION
White-collar workers:
Executive, administrative, and managerial 1,861 100 57 13 26 14 3 43
Professional specialty 1,282 100 54 11 33 8 2 46
Technicians and related support 350 100 54 12 31 11 1 47
Sales 1,961 100 29 5 13 10 1 71
Administrative support, including clerical 2,802 100 46 7 25 12 2 55
Blue-collar workers:
Precision production, craft, and repair 2,647 100 56 8 39 7 2 44
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors 2,527 100 42 4 30 6 2 58
Transportation and material moving 817 100 50 5 39 5 2 50
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers 627 100 38 5 26 5 3 62
Service 1,840 100 21 2 14 4 1 79
Other or don't know 690 100 22 1 17 2 1 79

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING STATUS
Covered by union contract 4,902 100 63 9 48 4 2 37
Not covered by union contract 12,343 100 35 6 18 10 1 65
Don't know or no response 160 100 36 6 26 2 2 66

1/Retirees are defined as persons who have withdrawn from the labor force and who formerly worked for the same employer for a period of five years or more or who have received, currently receive, or expect to receive pension benefits based on former employment.

SOURCE: Retiree Pension and Health Benefits Supplement to the September 1994 Current Population Survey.

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